DES MOINES, Iowa (October 5, 2021) — More than one out of every three Iowans is a member of a co-op through industries like rural electric, credit unions, rural telephone, farm credit, petroleum, retail, and more. Some may not even know they are reaping the benefits of cooperative membership.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 10, 2021) — The Animal Legal Defense Fund, together with a coalition of public-interest groups represented by Public Justice, filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, challenging the constitutionality of the recently-passed Iowa Recording Ban.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 11, 2021) — The Quad City Botanical Center is hosting its Headwaters of the Mississippi River Ribbon Cutting event on Friday, May 14.

Join us as we celebrate the opening of our Children’s Garden phase two addition. This exciting interactive play exhibit expands our popular water feature and includes a naturalized pond, representative of the headwaters in Itasca, Minnesota.

WASHINGTON DC (April 14, 2021) — Over the past four decades, the United States has lost nearly half of its midsize farms in the Midwest, according to a new